Ong Tee Keat elected MCA president

MCA leaders Ong Tee Keat and Dr Chua Soi Lek have been voted in as the party president and deputy president respectively at the party polls today after a closely-watched fight.

The official results announced at the MCA headquarters at 9.45pm confirmed that Tee Keat defeated his rival, former vice-president Chua Jui Meng through a 512-majority vote. Tee Keat garnered 1,429 votes while Jui Meng polled 917 votes.